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Brigitte is one of the support heroes of Overwatch. She is a skilled metalsmith and mechanic, who accompanies Reinhardt as he wanders across Europe. She is the youngest daughter of Torbjörn and his wife Ingrid.

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No longer sitting on the sidelines, Brigitte Lindholm has taken up arms to defend those in need of protection.

The youngest daughter of a weapons designer, Torbjörn Lindholm, Brigitte was the first of his children to show an interest in mechanical engineering. Brigitte spent much of her spare time in her father's workshop, learning the trade and honing her skills. Her aptitude for engineering mirrored that of her father's, but Brigitte's primary interest was in armor fabrication and defensive systems, unlike Torbjörn, who was world-renowned (and perhaps infamous) for the weapons he created.

Everyone expected that Brigitte would continue her apprenticeship and follow in her father's footsteps. But her plans changed due to an influence of another prominent figure in her life, her father's close friend and fellow Overwatch agent, Reinhardt Wilhelm. A close friend of the family and Brigitte's godfather, Reinhardt told Brigitte tales of heroes and chivalry as she grew up. After his retirement and Overwatch's fall, Reinhardt declared that he would become a knight-errant on a quest to bring justice. Before he left on his adventures, Brigitte surprised him by asking to join him as his squire. Reinhardt accepted.

As a squire, Brigitte had many responsibilities, the most important of which was the upkeep of Reinhardt's Crusader armor (a design she was familiar with as the current version was designed by her father). But more and more, she found her main job was taking care of Reinhardt himself, trying to protect him from his overenthusiasm even as his body was breaking down from years of combat.

Eventually, she realized that serving only as a mechanic wasn't enough and that the best way she could aid Reinhardt was to become a warrior in her own right. While Reinhardt trained her in combat, Brigitte began to build her own suit of armor in secret.

Now Brigitte fights at Reinhardt's side to protect him, and any others in need as knight and squire journey to make the world a better place, one battle at a time.

Repair PackHealing/buffing homing projectile type150 healing per pack 75 armor per pack30 m/s projectile speed30 m rangeLasts 5 seconds (armor)6-second cooldownBrigitte throws a Repair Pack that can heal an ally. Any healing over that ally’s maximum health provides them with armor instead. This armour does get removed after some time if not destroyed.Default Key: ()

Inspire16 healing per second20 m radius1.5-second bufferLasts 5 secondsWhen Brigitte strikes an enemy with her flail, all allies within range are healed over time.Default Key: (Passive)

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Brigitte Lindholm is a hard worker who is following Reinhardt’s footsteps. She is shown to have some of her fathers traits like building and repairing things. She always has a confident attitude, and always makes sure everything and everyone is ready. Brigitte wants Reinhardt, and everyone to be safe so she decides to be their shield leading her to be caring. Brigitte always tries to improve her armor and her skills, wanting to prove herself.

Brigitte is a good medium offense healer, meant to get into the thick of a skirmish with her teammates.

While strong on her own she is not meant to be a stand alone combatant and should usually stay with her team.

Rocket Flail

With a slightly longer range than Reinhardt's hammer Brigitte can whittle an enemy down with her Flail from a close to low medium distance.

Like Reinhardt, Brigitte can hit multiple opponents with a single swing which pairs nicely with immobilizing moves such as Earthshatter and Graviton Surge.

Barrier Shield

Brigitte's shield is good for allowing you to approach your enemy then attack but be careful to watch it's HP.

With it being a single-body shield, your Barrier can't defend as well. You can still use it to stop fatal blow such as a Sniper shot or Zenyatta's 5-shot by jumping in front of your teammate before they fire.

Shield Bash

When facing a single opponent try Bashing them then circling the target as you attack. This will limit the accuracy that they have on you as you destroy their health and replenish your own and nearby allies's.

When trying to claim an objective with a stubborn Bastion or Reinhardt use your bash on them so you can temporarily stop them and take the attention off your team allowing them to get in and take down the theat and lead to a quicker capture.

In the unfortunate circumstance that you are eliminated and need to run from spawn, use your Bash to move a slight bit faster.

When facing D.Va a good tactic when she is low on HP is to save your Bash. When she is out of her mech you can use it on baby D.Va and keep her from running and getting her Mech back.

Whip Shot

Whip Shot can be a good way to throw an enemy off balance such as a Reaper, Roadhog , or D.Va and get them farther from your team.

When a sniper like Widowmaker or Hanzo is being a pest, try to get close enough and hit them with your Whip Shot. This will make them either focus on you with your shield or flee and avoid you. Either way they will stop picking off your team and allow your allies to regroup.

This ability can also be good to reposition a high damage enemy such as a charging Reinhardt or ulting Reaper or Roadhog.

This does not work on abilities that make them invulnerable or disappear i,e: Reaper's Wraith form, Tracer's Recall, Sombra's Translocater, Mei's Ice Wall and Block, or Moira'sFade

Repair Pack

With it's relatively rapid cooldown it is good to use Repair pack to heal allies often.

When the enemy is coming in for an attack it is good to place the pack's extra armor on a hero who will be focused on such as a Tank or Healer to hopefully keep them from falling and allow easier defense of the objective.

Rally

Brigitte's ultimate is a good counter to an enemy team's push. Use it when you see them starting to try and gather for one. This will help you keep you and your team alive as they send in tanks and ults to break your team's defense. On the flip side this can also be good to use to be that break in the enemy line when you are being held back. You can use this to get up into the fray and start to take down the opposition

Counters

Reaper and Road Hog's high damage can easily take down an unsuspecting Brigitte especially if she has already used her Shield Bash and Whip Shot.

Since your Barrier Shield is lower HP and range than that of Reinhardt and Orisa you will have a tough time using it to avoid splash damage like Zarya's alt fire and Pharah. High sensitivity can aid in this if you can swivel your shield quickly and put it between you and where they put their shot.

Since Orisa can nullify the effects of both Shield Bash and Whip Shot it is good to save those from her and focus on swinging, otherwise it will leave you defensless when she negates the effects.

With his heightened agility Genji can leap over the shield and begin to attack you causing you to either turn and be subject to damage from the enemy team or deal with his blows.

Brigitte has had the longest delay between introduction into the live game and availability in Competitive Play, at 42 days.

Brigitte is described as an "interesting hybrid character", as while she is classified as support, she has many similarities to a tank character. She combines certain elements of Reinhardt (armor and shield) and Torbjörn (providing armor to her allies); as her chosen weapon is a flail, she also bears some similarities to the Crusader class in Diablo III. Her Tank and Support similarities combined makes her a Paladin type healer with high sustain.